K. Fujiwara, 80, Japanese Actor

December 23, 1985|United Press International

TOKYO — Kamatari Fujiwara, the Japanese actor who appeared in the famed film The Seven Samurai, died Saturday at a Tokyo hospital after suffering a heart attack, the Kyodo News Service reported. He was 80.

Mr. Fujiwara made his film debut in 1933 and was known for comic roles as well as dramatic.

He played one of the main roles in The Seven Samurai, directed by Akira Kurosawa.